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From: riley@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Daniel S. Riley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: What is gravis mousestick?
Message-ID: <10100@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 12 Apr 90 16:10:12 GMT
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Reply-To: riley@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Daniel S. Riley)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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In article <1990Apr11.023630.8827@uunet!unhd> jwn712@unhd.unh.edu.UUCP (Jason W Nyberg) writes:
>In article <1245@sdrc.UUCP> evtracy@sdrc.UUCP (Tracy Schuhwerk) writes:
>>  The Gravis Mousestick is a pretty high tech (read "EXPENSIVE") joystick.

>Is it possible to configure the "mouse-stick" to be compatible with the pinouts
>of a mouse?  Or more to the point, is it an analog joystick?  If so,  can it
>be programmed to act as a kind of absoloute coordinate type of pointing 
>device (ie.  you put the stick where you want the pointer)

In a word, yes.  The MouseStick can be programmed as an absolute
coordinate mouse-compatible pointing device (with user-settable
screen size), or a relative coordinate mouse, or a joystick.  You
can mix and match settings on different axes, it can be set so that
it acts as an absolute positioning device within some set range and
a relative positioning device outside that range, and it has three
use-definable buttons (left or right mouse button and fire button,
all with adjustable auto-fire if you want).  Construction is ok, but
could be a lot sturdier.  It has an LCD screen for programming, and
is fairly easy to program and quite flexible.  I got mine for $78 
from Safe Harbor, so it it isn't outrageously expensive.

-Dan Riley (riley@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu, cornell!batcomputer!riley)
-Wilson Lab, Cornell University